What is "huahujing"

The 'Huahujing ' (formerly written Hua Hu Ching) is a Taoist book. The work is traditionally attributed to Laozi (formerly written Lao Tzu).

Some scholars believe it is a forgery because there are no historical references to the text until the early 4th century CE. It has been suggested that the Taoist (王浮) may have originally compiled the Huahujing circa 300 CE.

Two unrelated versions are claimed to exist, one from oral tradition and the other a partial manuscript discovered in a cave in China.